Course in Material Science

Purpose in educational research :
The materials science course is composed of Physics field where natural phenomenon is examined over hierarchy from elementary particle, atom, and stage of molecule to space, and behavior that reaches many topics clarifies from the root, Chemical field in which it aims at construction of material system with research and new features included of synthesis, character, structure, reaction, and function of material, and Function material science field to design, to make material with new function based on physical properties physics and molecular biology, to aim at it, and to systematize and devicing to attempt application.

The training of the researcher and the engineer who provided with originality that can grow the bud of the advanced profession industry person, the new study area, and a new technology and the new industry that acquires wide knowledge that can correspond to the current of study and the trend of the next generation industry through a basic, state-of-the-art education research in each field is assumed to be a purpose in an educational research.
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The research topics of faculty in this course are as follows. In the area that deals with the fundamental properties of matter, cutting edge theoretical and experimental research into the interactions and structure of elementary particles and atomic nuclei, into the evolution and origin of the universe, and into condensed systems (superconductors, magnetic substances, etc.) is conducted. Research in element chemistry is conducted on the synthesis of novel chemical compounds with new properties induced by heteroatoms, on their analysis and reactivity, and new synthetic reactions in this area are also developed. Further research topics include high conductivity in inorganic materials, the synthesis of highly functional materials with extremely low thermal expansion and the development of solid catalysts, which are of great importance in the chemical industry. In the area of functional materials, the innovative substances created span a wide range of inorganic materials, organic molecules and biological macromolecules. We put a special emphasis on interdisciplinary research (combining techniques from physics, chemistry and evolutionary molecular engineering) into new methods of measurement, analysis and evaluation to investigate the conformation and organization of atoms and molecules and to develop and explore new materials. In addition, functional molecular analysis is performed on a great variety of substances to explain their properties and reactions, while the search for innovative substances continues. Moreover, optically active organic compounds and materials by use of organo-metallic complexes are developed, novel materials are synthesized by molecular design methods and new functional molecular systems are created. Students in this course learn, by participating in the research in these fields, the investigative strategies and manifold technical skills required for the successful pursuit of science.